Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto | Daniel Hope, Daniel Harding & the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Music in all its perfect glory: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 64. In this concert the early version from 1844 is played by Daniel Hope and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Harding. The concert took place at the Berwaldhallen in Stockholm in 2008. (00:00) I. Allegro con fuoco (11:15) II. Andante (19:09) III. Allegro molto vivace It is one of the very great concertos of the 19th century and one of the most popular pieces in the classical repertoire for violinists and audiences alike: the Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847). At the premiere on March 13, 1845 with the violinist Ferdinand David (1810 - 1873), who was celebrated in his time, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto was received with enthusiasm. Mendelssohn and David had been close friends since childhood. In 1838, Mendelssohn finally told the violinist of his plan to write a violin concerto in E minor for